From
Early Warning:
As you can see, much of the interior west is in extreme drought conditions, and has also been suffering a record breaking heat-wave (even though it's not the height of summer yet):
Record highs continue to fall Tuesday afternoon in the
central U.S., where Denver, Colorado had its fifth consecutive day of
triple-digit heat after it reached 100°F at 1pm MDT, and could continue
to rise this afternoon. This ties the all-time record for consecutive
100°F+ days. Nebraska and Kansas are particularly toasty this afternoon;
McCook, Nebraska has reached 113°F so far, and Hill City, Kansas is up
to 112°F. Though, to put that in perspective, the state record for
Nebraska is 118°F, and the state record for Kansas is 121°F.
The heat moves east tomorrow, and by Thursday, many of the major Midwest
cities are forecast to be in the triple-digits, including Chicago, St.
Louis, and Indianapolis.
This is going to be one of those years. Why do heat waves and droughts go hand-in-hand with economic depressions?
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